Kanuri is a tribe in Borno state located in the northern part of Nigeria. Kanuri language is well spoken in Borno and the Kanuri people still practise their culture of wearing dongashoo, mandil, plaiting of hair known as klayakku, wearing murzan, asal, raka, and bugai. Painting their legs with lalle is common and spraying perfume […]
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The Ibo traditional / cultural attire is indigenous to the southeastern people of Nigeria comprising of a well-known tribe who are enterprising, independent, and adventurous in nature. Like other Nigerian tribes, the Ibos have a rich culture and heritage characterised by elements such as food, beliefs, and especially dressing. The traditional attire includes garments, jewelries, […]
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Ojude Oba, originally known as Ita Oba translating as The King’s Forecourt or Frontage is an ancient festival celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu descent in the capital of Ijebuland, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria, it is believed that the name Ijebu Ode was derived from two previous kings namely, Ajebu and Olode. […]
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Batik is an indigenous method of making fabric by hand, which is practiced all over the world. Batikers create designs and then stamp the designs onto fabric using candle wax. Sometimes they will draw on the fabric by free-hand, using a stencil such as a foam to stamp the designs. The cloth can be dyed […]
African Textile Fashion
How Nigeria’s fashion industry is driving the renaissance of the Akwa-Ocha fabric
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Nigeria’s fashion has evolved beyond wrappers over the waist or torsos to great fashion pieces with an endearing global appeal and we are here for all of it at Bolakoka. There was once a time when indigenous fabrics were just occasionally remembered for weddings, chieftaincies or funeral ceremonies, and every other day would be for […]
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The cloth takes its name from the town of Okene, which historically acted as the central trading hub of the cloth. Okene cloth is typically woven by women in a domestic setting and produced on a vertical, single-heddle loom. It is known locally as ita-inochi. Okene cloth has a centuries-long history in the region, and […]
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The Idoma people are a tribe with a unique culture which they cherish and treasure. One of this is the Atu their cultural identity. This Idoma emblem which is their dress code is a special fabric made up of two colours red and black with gold colour lining in between. This emblem or attire can […]
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May
The Akwete fabric is an Igbo textile art from the Akwete clan of the Ndoki subgroup of the South Eastern part of Igbo land, straddling between Ukwa area of Abia State, Oyigbo area of Rivers State, and pockets of the Western limits of Akwa-Ibom State in Nigeria. The first record of the production of Akwete […]
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May
The Igala is one of the five main ethnic groups in Kogi State, North central Nigeria and also spread across different states in Nigeria. The Igala people share history with some tribes in Southwestern Nigeria whereby they received their name ‘Igala’ from the Yoruba tribe, which means Antelope. In recent times, Igala people are mostly […]
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Oct
Akwa-Ocha, a popular hand-woven cloth is peculiar to the people of Anioma, meaning the good land in Delta State. Anioma is the Igbo-speaking part of Delta state comprising of Aniocha, Ndokwa, Ika and Oshimili people who are all associated with the Akwa-Ocha fabric. Akwa-Ocha is sometimes called Otogwu, please note that it is the same […]
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